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96th Maintenance Group

A 96th Maintenance Squadron’s Airman competes in the Air Force Combat Operations Competition at Beale Air Force Base, California, Aug. 21, 2024. AFCOCOMP is an annual competition that tests ammunition Airmen on their speed, efficiency and accuracy for wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)

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96th Maintenance Group

A 96th Maintenance Squadron Airman competes in the Air Force Combat Operations Competition at Beale Air Force Base, California, Aug. 21, 2024. AFCOCOMP is an annual competition that tests ammunition Airmen on their speed, efficiency and accuracy for wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)

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96th Maintenance Group

The 96th Maintenance Squadron’s Airmen compete in the Air Force Combat Operations Competition at Beale Air Force Base, California, Aug. 21, 2024. AFCOCOMP is an annual competition that tests ammunition Airmen on their speed, efficiency and accuracy for wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)

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96th Maintenance Group

A 96th Maintenance Squadron Airman competes in the Air Force Combat Operations Competition at Beale Air Force Base, California, Aug. 21, 2024. AFCOCOMP is an annual competition that tests ammunition Airmen on their speed, efficiency and accuracy for wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Frederick A. Brown)

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Official Portrait

This is the official portrait of Maj. Gen. Frank R. Verdugo.

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New BMT construction

A construction team cuts a concrete masonry unit, or “CMU”, wall at the new dining and classroom facility at the Basic Military Training West Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is leading the multi-year, $822 million program which will modernize infrastructure for the Department of the Air Force training mission. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Marcelo Joniaux)

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New BMT construction

With construction nearing competition, crews inspect classroom furniture installation at the new dining and classroom facility at the Basic Military Training West Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The project is part of the BMT program which includes two centralized campuses – East and West. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Marcelo Joniaux)

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New BMT construction

A view of the Basic Military Training West Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The project will replace decentralized and aged housing and training infrastructure for new recruits. The BMT West Campus will add four recruit dormitories, two classroom and dining facilities, and an Airmen’s Chapel. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Marcelo Joniaux)

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New BMT construction

A crew installs standing seam metal roof panels at the new Airmen Training Complex at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The project, part of the Basic Military Training West Campus construction program led by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, will replace decentralized and outdated, training and housing facilities for new recruits. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Marcelo Joniaux)

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New BMT construction

A team installs soffit panels at the roof line of the new Airmen Training Complex at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The project, part of the Basic Military Training West Campus construction program at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, led by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, to replace decentralized and outdated, training and housing facilities for new recruits. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Marcelo Joniaux)

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New BMT construction

A team lays concrete for the mow strip around the building perimeter of the new Airmen Training Complex at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The project, part of the Basic Military Training West Campus construction program led by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, will replace decentralized and outdated, training and housing facilities for new recruits. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Marcelo Joniaux)

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National Robot Rodeo ropes in emerging EOD technologies

EOD Airmen review an x-ray from a robot mounted x-ray system to detect and remove improvised explosive devices during a demonstration at the 2024 National Robot Rodeo in Valparaiso, Indiana, Aug. 30. The event allows the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division to collaborate with the EOD community and industry partners to discover and test the latest emerging robotic technologies and capabilities that will benefit EOD Airmen and support mission needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Emily Mifsud)

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National Robot Rodeo ropes in emerging EOD technologies

A robot dog navigates through a rubble pile to locate, identify and clear a radiation threat during a demonstration at the 2024 National Robot Rodeo in Valparaiso, Indiana, Aug. 29. The event allows the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division to collaborate with the EOD community and industry partners to discover and test the latest emerging robotic technologies and capabilities that will benefit EOD Airmen and support mission needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Emily Mifsud)

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National Robot Rodeo ropes in emerging EOD technologies

EOD Airmen remotely control a robot to search for explosive devices during a demonstration at the 2024 National Robot Rodeo in Valparaiso, Indiana, Aug. 28. The event allows the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division to collaborate with the EOD community and industry partners to discover and test the latest emerging robotic technologies and capabilities that will benefit EOD Airmen and support mission needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Emily Mifsud)

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National Robot Rodeo ropes in emerging EOD technologies

A participant searches through a bag using virtual reality and controls to mitigate any hazardous threats during a demonstration at the 2024 National Robot Rodeo in Valparaiso, Indiana, Aug. 28. The event allows the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division to collaborate with the EOD community and industry partners to discover and test the latest emerging robotic technologies and capabilities that will benefit EOD Airmen and support mission needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Emily Mifsud)

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National Robot Rodeo ropes in emerging EOD technologies

Suiting up in a bomb suit, a participant prepares to enter a building to detect explosive devices with night vision goggles during a demonstration at the 2024 National Robot Rodeo in Valparaiso, Indiana, Aug. 28. The event allows the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division to collaborate with the EOD community and industry partners to discover and test the latest emerging robotic technologies and capabilities that will benefit EOD Airmen and support mission needs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Emily Mifsud)

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AFWERX tests DINSTAAR composite ramps at Robins

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Corey Thompson, 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron sheet metal mechanic, monitors the low clearance of an ACU-808 aircraft air conditioning unit as it passes the top crest of a C-17 aircraft ramp during a DINSTAAR ramp test at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, May 6, 2024. The evaluation provided feedback for adjustment of the second version design to accommodate other equipment types that have even lower clearance to be loaded onto aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

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AFWERX tests DINSTAAR composite ramps at Robins

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanics and Air Ground Equipment technicians monitor the low clearance of an ACU-808 aircraft air conditioning unit as it passes over high point segments of a C-17 aircraft ramp at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, May 6, 2024. The DINSTAAR ramps allowed for low clearance ground support equipment to be loaded onto aircraft without causing damage to the equipment or the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

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AFWERX tests DINSTAAR composite ramps at Robins

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Robert Hutchinson, kneeling, 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft mechanic, and Jeremiah Brown, 559th AMXS aircraft mechanic, monitor an ACU-808 aircraft air conditioning unit being winched into a C-17 aircraft at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, May 6, 2024. The DINSAAR ramps reduced the current cargo weight ground support equipment approach ramps for C-17 aircraft by 50%. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

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AFWERX tests DINSTAAR composite ramps at Robins

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – Dudley Allen, 55th Wing Continuous Improvement and Innovation manager, takes measurements of a C-17 aircraft ramp at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, May 6, 2024. The aircraft ramp measurements were compared to the DINSTAAR ramp dimensions to make the next set of ramps more precise and fit better under aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joseph Mather)

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CDE provides Hanscom civilians professional development opportunities

Air Force officials recently announced that the application window to apply for Civilian Development Education has opened. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Robin Meredith)

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Kessel Run Interviews

A potential new hire is interviewed at the Kessel Run hiring event in Boston, Jan. 28. Recent hiring events lead by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at the Air Force’s Kessel Run project in Boston and at Eglin AFB, Florida provided prospective employees the opportunity to register, interview and receive on-the-spot job offers, filling a number of open positions at one time.

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Kessel Run Pre-Employment Team

Pre-employment teams review resumes prior to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Kessel Run hiring event. The two-day hiring event in January provided candidates the opportunity to interview and receive on-the-spot job offers. (Air Force courtesy photo)

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Rapid Sustainment Office installs 3D parts on C-5

LUNGI, Sierra Leone -- A C-5 Galaxy, with the 301st Airlift Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., departs for Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, carrying 398th Air Expeditionary Group personnel and equipment that have been supporting efforts in Liberia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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Air Force, industry meet to discuss rebuilding Tyndall

Col. Brian Laidlaw, commander of the 325th Fighter Wing, answers a question from an attendee during Tyndall Industry Day Jan. 31 at Florida State University Panama City. Air Force leaders met with professionals from construction and other industries to begin a dialogue and partnership that will eventually lead to the rebuilding of Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, as an installation of the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Michael Dunham)

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AFMC promotes Stroke Prevention Awareness

AFMC promotes Stroke Prevention Awareness

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New EMNS requires AFMC personnel to update emergency contact information

An Air Force-wide migration of the Emergency Mass Notification System requires all Air Force Materiel Command military and civilian personnel to update their after-hours contact information for emergency notifications. To update information, personnel can access the globe icon on their desktop screens and choose the “Access Self-Service” option. Personnel are required to provide an after-hours phone number, though additional, optional information such as email can be added as well.

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Next generation fixed-wing helmet on the Air Force horizon

A helmet sits turned on at a booth during AFWERX Helmet Challenge at the Enclave Las Vegas, Nev., November 14, 2018. The purpose of AFWERX Las Vegas is to solve problems for the Air Force by getting entrepreneurs and innovators to come together to brain storm ideas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan T. Guthrie)

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AFAS grant applications now accepted

The Air Force Aid Society is now accepting applications for the Gen. Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program for eligible students attending undergraduate degree programs for the 2019-2020 academic year. (Air Force Aid Society image)

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AFMC mobile app now available on USAF Connect

The Air Force Materiel Command is excited to announce the launch of the AFMC command mobile application in USAF Connect. This AFMC app augments traditional command communication tools by consolidating multiple resources in a single location, easing access to information and news from all channels.

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96th TW to hold active assailant exercise

96th Test Wing

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Air Force Research Laboratory leverages Squadron Innovation Funds to develop Human-Centered Data Analytics Environment

Data analytics can turn data into valuable information for future decision making and make operations more effective and efficient. Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance wing are leveraging a new funding source known as Squadron Innovation Funds to design and build a Human-Centered Data Analytics Environment that will help them store and operationalize huge amounts of both research and operational data. (U.S. Air Force Graphic Illustration/Paul Hartman)

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Nature's hazards hypothermia

Dressing in layers can provide protection from hypothermia during cold weather conditions. In extreme cold weather, the body loses heat faster than it can be produced. There are warning signs that the body has become dangerously chilled.

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Nature's Hazards Hypothermia

How you dress during cold weather can protect you from hypothermic conditions. In extreme cold your bold loses heat faster than it can be produced. There are warning signs that a person has become dangerously chilled.

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U.S. Air Force graphic by Alexx Pons

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S&T 18 Wargame tests Air Force science, technology concepts for 2038

The Air Force Materiel Command's Science and Technology 2018 Wargames tested the military utility of more than 30 next-generation warfighting capabilities against a real-world operational scenario, focusing on mission sets that include air superiority, command and control, base defense, sustainment, strike, intelligence and more. The autonomous wingman concept, graphically represented here, is one of a number of command and control concepts vetted during play.

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Post-9/11 GI bill update

Update to Post -9/11 GI-Bill

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Combatting the ‘Insider Threat’ depends on us all

The Air Force Insider Threat Hub works to identify anomalies in Air Force systems that may potentially indicate security violations or issues from authorized users.

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Weather data pilot includes Hurricane Michael

Weather scientists generate certain types of weather data by comparing how radio waves from the Global Navigation Satellite System react to the atmosphere, weather and climate. An Air Force Other Transaction Agreement will ask a third-party analyst to study the utility of data generated by GPS signal shifts in the atmosphere, called a radio occulation measurement. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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